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Feb 3, 2022 · Around the same time his royalties from “Telstar” were frozen by a legal dispute with French composer Jean Ledrut, who claimed the melody was stolen from his soundtrack to the 1960 film ...
Sep 20, 2012 · However, a French composer by the name of Jean Ledrut claimed that Meek had pinched the tune from a score he’d written for the Napoleonic film, Austerlitz. This led to a lengthy legal battle which prevented Joe Meek and the Tornados receiving any royalties from their hit.
Jul 21, 2017 · "La Marche d'Austerlitz" - Jean Ledrut, composed for the film Austerlitz, directed by Abel Gance and released in 1960. I dug around and found the above fifty-eight second segment on YouTube, from the film Austerlitz (I think) .
Apr 10, 2015 · He was embroiled in a lawsuit over “Telstar” with the the French composer Jean Ledrut, who claimed Meek had stolen the melody of “Telstar” from his song “La Marche d’Austerlitz.”
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May 1, 2013 · A couple of months after Telstar had become a smash hit, the French composer Jean Ledrut (1903-1982) supposed that Meek's bestseller had four bars which were lifted from a film score he had written for the movie "Austerlitz", directed by Abel Gance (1960). So Ledrut filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Meek in March 1963.
Jean Ledrut photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
Austerlitz is a 1960 French historical drama film directed by Abel Gance and starring Jean Marais, Rossano Brazzi, Martine Carol, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio De Sica, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
